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A
plaintiff
is a person who starts a
lawsuit
in court.
[1]
Sometimes a plaintiff will have to fill out a form called a
summons
,
claim form
, or
complaint
. This
document
tells what the person they are suing (the
defendant
) did. If the case is a
criminal
case and not a lawsuit, the plaintiff can be called a
complainant
.
